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Several Mining Companies Hold Plans New Mines Onstream
The global financial crisis and sharp falls in metals prices have forced several companies to abandon or put on hold their plans to bring new mines onstream.
Global Mining Companies Plans Expansions Iron Ore Mine Output
Global iron ore prices are set to decline sharply in 2009 as demand for the steelmaking ingredient shrinks dramatically as a result of deepening world economic recession.
Rio’s Iron Ore Unit Faces Further Industrial Action
Rio Tinto Group, the world’s third- largest mining company, faces the prospect of further industrial action by train drivers at its iron ore operations in Western Australia after the first strike today in more than 16 years.
Today’s 12-hour strike, in which 11 out of 12 drivers took part, was “only the commencement of the campaign,” [...]
Rio Tinto Ambitions to Triple Iron Ore-Mine Production
RIO Tinto expects little fall in demand for Australia’s iron ore and has been approached by Indian steel mills, eager to secure alternative supplies to meet the needs of the nation’s booming economy.
The mining giant, which has long-term ambitions to triple iron ore production, also plans to make the way it sells its iron ore [...]
Guinea and Chinese Discuss Mining Exploration and Infrastructure Investment
Guinea and China are discussing a deal which could see billions of dollars of Chinese investment in return for mining rights in the West African country, which has a third of the world’s bauxite, a Guinean minister said.
A delegation including officials from the Chinese Development Bank recently spent a week in Guinea and is due [...]
Rio Tinto Make Plans To Develop Iron Mine in West African
For expand and develop mining project Rio Tinto, the biggest mining company, looking partner from Chinese. Rio is make plans looking partner mining company specialy mining company for steel and construction companies to help develop a $6bn (£3.08bn) West African iron ore mine.
Sam Walsh, head of Rio’s iron ore division, said in an interview with [...]
Mining Company Exploration : Rio Tinto profits slip as costs bite
Mining giant Rio Tinto Ltd has posted a 14.3 per cent drop in first half net profit, after cost pressures took a toll on its business.
Net profit for the six months ended June 30 slipped to $US3.523 billion ($A4.12 billion).
Underlying earnings also slipped, by 5.9 per cent to $US3.529 billion ($A4.13 billion), missing the consensus [...]
LNG projects need close government scrutiny
Utilisation of Papua New Guinea’s massive gas resources has entered a critical phase following the cancellation early this year of the project to pipe natural gas to Australia.
As indicated in previous columns much attention needs to be given by the government to rational and early development of an liquefied natural gas project as the only [...]
World’s mining firms dig in perilous terrain
The world’s biggest mining companies, hungry for metals increasingly tapped out in developed countries, are plunging into risky new terrain. Mining executives are setting up operations in some of the most violent, politically turbulent places, like the Tenke Fungurume copper and cobalt mine Phelps Dodge approved here in December.
Expatriate homes for the Tenke staff have [...]
